Today’s Lectionary Readings: Psalm 106:1-23; Deuteronomy ; Matthew ; Galatians ; Psalms 27
There was a word that really jumped out at me from today’s reading from the 106th Psalm. That word was “remember”. The context for the use of the word is that the Psalmist talks about all the ways God had been active in saving ways in the peoples’ lives. And yet, how did the people respond to God’s gracious presence? Each time they forgot how God had been present in their lives and went back to a “business as usual” approach toward life. Of course, it’s not just the ancient Israelites who had this tendency. As a pastor I see this happen a lot. I visit people in the hospital who are feeling scared and vulnerable while they are sick so they draw near to God. When they recover and get back to life as usual what happens? They often forget God’s role in their healing process. I see couples in the throes of relationship struggles – struggles so deep they know they can’t get through them on their own. Frequently they invite God into their relationship and ask for healing. And what happens when some of the healing comes? They forget. I could give you lots of other examples of how we do what the psalmist decried – how we forget – but I’m sure you get the point. Through the words of the psalmist I see God calling us to do at least one thing today in our faith journey: remember! Remember God’s empowering blessings in our lives; remember God’s healing presence in our lives; remember God’s unconditional love for us. Til next time…
There was a word that really jumped out at me from today’s reading from the 106th Psalm. That word was “remember”. The context for the use of the word is that the Psalmist talks about all the ways God had been active in saving ways in the peoples’ lives. And yet, how did the people respond to God’s gracious presence? Each time they forgot how God had been present in their lives and went back to a “business as usual” approach toward life. Of course, it’s not just the ancient Israelites who had this tendency. As a pastor I see this happen a lot. I visit people in the hospital who are feeling scared and vulnerable while they are sick so they draw near to God. When they recover and get back to life as usual what happens? They often forget God’s role in their healing process. I see couples in the throes of relationship struggles – struggles so deep they know they can’t get through them on their own. Frequently they invite God into their relationship and ask for healing. And what happens when some of the healing comes? They forget. I could give you lots of other examples of how we do what the psalmist decried – how we forget – but I’m sure you get the point. Through the words of the psalmist I see God calling us to do at least one thing today in our faith journey: remember! Remember God’s empowering blessings in our lives; remember God’s healing presence in our lives; remember God’s unconditional love for us. Til next time…
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